The Houston Rockets had the best defensive rating by a team in 1989-90, with a 103.4 rating.

	TEAM	DRTG	SEASON	GP	MPG	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF
1	Rockets	103.4	1989-90	82	241.5	106.7	47.0	26.8	9.9	6.7	42.5	88.4	48.0	1.9	6.0	31.2	19.9	27.6	72.0	53.1	14.8	32.2	18.5	19,805	8,752	3,855	2,194	809	551	1,513	1,934
2	Pistons	103.5	1989-90	82	241.5	104.3	44.4	24.3	6.2	5.1	40.6	85.1	47.8	2.2	6.6	32.7	20.9	27.5	76.1	53.7	14.5	30.0	15.0	19,805	8,556	3,643	1,996	512	418	1,233	1,961
3	Spurs	104.2	1989-90	82	240.6	106.3	44.4	24.8	9.7	6.8	41.3	85.3	48.4	0.7	2.8	23.9	23.0	30.9	74.5	53.7	14.2	30.2	17.1	19,730	8,718	3,637	2,037	799	554	1,399	1,854
4	Trail Blazers	104.4	1989-90	82	242.4	114.2	47.6	25.4	9.1	4.4	43.6	92.0	47.3	2.3	6.9	33.6	24.8	33.3	74.3	53.5	16.5	31.1	16.5	19,880	9,365	3,907	2,085	749	364	1,356	2,048
5	Jazz	105.4	1989-90	82	241.8	106.8	42.1	27.0	8.3	6.0	40.6	80.4	50.5	2.8	7.7	35.9	22.9	30.3	75.4	57.0	11.6	30.5	17.2	19,830	8,760	3,454	2,212	677	491	1,410	2,031
6	Suns	106.2	1989-90	82	242.1	114.9	45.2	25.7	8.1	6.1	43.2	87.1	49.6	2.1	6.6	32.4	26.3	33.1	79.5	56.5	12.8	32.3	15.5	19,855	9,423	3,704	2,109	668	501	1,275	1,825
7	Nuggets	106.7	1989-90	82	241.5	114.6	45.1	27.7	9.9	4.0	45.3	97.7	46.4	2.8	8.3	33.7	21.2	26.8	78.9	52.3	14.3	30.9	13.9	19,805	9,397	3,701	2,275	814	329	1,136	2,047
8	Lakers	107.0	1989-90	82	242.1	110.7	43.4	27.2	8.0	5.4	41.9	85.5	49.0	3.8	10.3	36.7	23.2	29.5	78.7	56.2	13.4	30.0	15.0	19,855	9,079	3,557	2,232	655	445	1,226	1,737
9	Mavericks	107.2	1989-90	82	242.1	102.2	42.2	21.7	8.1	4.9	39.6	83.3	47.5	1.9	5.9	32.3	21.2	27.6	76.7	53.6	12.7	29.5	15.0	19,855	8,384	3,461	1,776	664	398	1,228	1,733
10	Cavaliers	107.2	1989-90	82	242.4	102.6	42.8	25.7	7.9	6.2	39.2	85.1	46.1	4.2	10.4	40.7	20.0	26.8	74.4	52.9	13.8	29.0	15.2	19,880	8,411	3,508	2,106	645	512	1,243	1,666
11	Clippers	107.4	1989-90	82	241.5	103.8	41.7	24.1	9.5	6.2	40.5	83.6	48.4	0.7	2.8	24.3	22.1	30.0	73.8	53.6	12.9	28.8	18.9	19,805	8,509	3,418	1,978	782	507	1,547	1,859
12	Celtics	107.9	1989-90	82	240.3	110.0	46.0	29.5	6.6	5.5	43.5	87.2	49.8	1.3	4.9	26.2	21.8	26.3	83.2	55.7	13.0	33.0	15.3	19,705	9,023	3,773	2,423	539	455	1,256	1,717
13	Knicks	108.0	1989-90	82	241.8	108.3	44.1	26.1	8.7	6.0	41.9	86.5	48.4	2.9	8.7	33.2	21.6	28.6	75.6	54.7	14.5	29.6	17.2	19,830	8,879	3,613	2,140	714	492	1,412	1,828
14	Bucks	108.1	1989-90	82	241.8	106.0	40.9	25.0	10.1	4.0	41.2	87.1	47.3	2.5	8.2	31.2	21.0	27.7	75.8	53.3	13.5	27.4	16.0	19,830	8,691	3,354	2,046	826	326	1,315	2,086
15	Timberwolves	108.2	1989-90	82	242.1	95.2	39.6	22.5	9.6	4.2	37.4	83.9	44.6	0.9	3.6	24.8	19.5	26.1	74.7	49.9	14.6	25.0	14.6	19,855	7,803	3,249	1,844	789	344	1,197	1,901
16	76ers	108.4	1989-90	82	241.5	110.2	42.9	23.6	8.4	4.5	41.9	85.7	48.9	2.3	6.6	34.8	24.1	30.6	78.8	55.6	13.5	29.3	14.7	19,805	9,039	3,517	1,932	687	365	1,209	1,697
17	Nets	108.6	1989-90	82	240.3	100.1	45.0	18.0	9.4	5.9	38.5	90.4	42.6	1.7	6.2	27.7	21.4	28.7	74.6	48.6	16.6	28.3	16.6	19,705	8,208	3,687	1,475	774	481	1,360	1,952
18	Heat	108.9	1989-90	82	240.6	100.6	43.4	23.9	9.0	4.7	41.3	89.6	46.1	1.1	3.7	29.3	17.0	24.7	68.7	50.1	15.1	28.2	19.0	19,730	8,247	3,555	1,957	736	388	1,557	2,123
19	Bulls	109.0	1989-90	82	241.8	109.5	40.9	26.5	9.9	4.7	43.1	86.5	49.8	3.0	8.2	37.4	20.3	26.1	77.8	55.9	13.1	27.8	15.2	19,830	8,977	3,354	2,172	814	388	1,247	1,906
20	Bullets	109.7	1989-90	82	241.8	107.7	44.5	27.0	6.8	5.2	43.9	92.5	47.5	0.5	2.4	18.8	19.5	25.5	76.4	51.9	14.6	29.9	14.6	19,830	8,832	3,648	2,214	561	424	1,201	1,929
21	SuperSonics	109.8	1989-90	82	242.7	106.9	43.6	22.9	8.5	4.1	42.3	88.3	47.9	2.8	7.9	35.5	19.6	26.4	74.1	53.5	16.1	27.5	16.3	19,905	8,769	3,578	1,874	701	335	1,336	2,064
22	Hornets	109.9	1989-90	82	240.9	100.4	38.7	25.4	9.5	3.2	39.9	87.6	45.5	2.5	7.5	33.6	18.1	24.0	75.6	51.1	11.7	27.0	15.0	19,755	8,232	3,173	2,080	778	262	1,226	1,889
23	Kings	110.0	1989-90	82	240.9	101.7	40.4	25.0	6.7	4.8	40.3	86.0	46.8	2.6	7.9	33.3	18.5	24.0	77.1	52.7	11.6	28.8	15.1	19,755	8,341	3,315	2,052	546	392	1,239	1,863
24	Pacers	111.4	1989-90	82	242.4	109.3	40.6	24.7	6.7	4.3	41.2	83.0	49.7	3.6	9.4	38.2	23.2	28.5	81.6	57.2	11.5	29.1	16.4	19,880	8,962	3,328	2,023	552	350	1,342	1,972
25	Hawks	111.9	1989-90	82	240.6	108.5	42.2	22.2	8.7	4.3	41.7	85.6	48.7	1.5	5.0	30.2	23.7	31.0	76.4	54.7	15.5	26.7	15.5	19,730	8,901	3,460	1,820	717	353	1,270	1,871

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Team Leaders

PPG

25.7

Durant

RPG

9.0

Sengun

APG

6.5

Sengun

Team Rankings

ORTG

122.0

3rd

DRTG

113.4

8th

NETRTG

8.6

2nd

3P%

38.8

3rd

2025-26 Conference Standings

	TEAM	W	L	PCT	GB
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Fri 1/9	HOU	@	POR	10:00 PM
Sun 1/11	HOU	@	SAC	9:00 PM
Tue 1/13	CHI	@	HOU	8:00 PM
Thu 1/15	OKC	@	HOU	7:30 PM

Last Game

Suns

21 - 15

Final

100

Rockets

22 - 11

Mon 5 Jan 2026

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

PPG Leaders

33.5

Dončić

31.6

Gilgeous-Alexander

31.0

Maxey

RPG Leaders

12.2

Jokić

11.5

Towns

11.2

Gobert

APG Leaders

11.0

Jokić

9.7

Cunningham

9.0

Giddey

SPG Leaders

2.1

Leonard

2.1

Wallace

1.9

Daniels

BPG Leaders

2.4

Sarr

2.2

Huff

2.1

Stewart

3PM Leaders

4.8

Curry

3.9

Mitchell

3.8

Maxey

TS% Leaders

71.3

Jokić

69.8

Gobert

69.5

Ayton

NBA 2025-26 Rankings

ORtg Rankings

124.5

122.9

122.0

121.0

120.0

118.5

DRtg Rankings

106.5

111.0

112.2

112.6

113.1

NetRtg Rankings

13.5

8.6

7.6

6.7

6.1

5.5

Tank Leaderboard

6-31

8-30

8-29

10-25

11-22

12-23

NBA Fantasy 2025-26

FanDuel Points Leaders

2,035.3

Jokić

1,828.8

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,724.4

Johnson

DraftKings Points Leaders

2,165.8

Jokić

1,837.3

Gilgeous-Alexander

1,825.5

Johnson

USG% Leaders

37.8

Dončić

36.1

Brown

33.2

Gilgeous-Alexander

MPG Leaders

40.0

Maxey

36.7

Thompson

36.4

Dončić

FanDuel PTS/MIN Leaders

1.84

Jokić

1.59

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

DraftKings PTS/MIN Leaders

1.96

Jokić

1.68

Dončić

1.54

Gilgeous-Alexander

NBA 2025-26 Betting

Best Record ATS

25-11

20-13-1

21-14

21-15

21-16

Worst Record ATS

12-26

13-24

15-22

15-20

16-21

NBA 2025-26 Standings

	Eastern	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Pistons	27	9	.750
2	Celtics	23	12	.657	3.5
3	Knicks	23	13	.639	4.0
4	Raptors	22	15	.595	5.5
5	76ers	19	15	.559	7.0
6	Cavaliers	21	17	.553	7.0
7	Magic	20	17	.541	7.5
8	Heat	20	17	.541	7.5
9	Bulls	17	19	.472	10.0
10	Hawks	17	21	.447	11.0
11	Bucks	16	20	.444	11.0
12	Hornets	13	23	.361	14.0
13	Nets	11	22	.333	14.5
14	Wizards	10	25	.286	16.5
15	Pacers	6	31	.162	21.5

	Western	W	L	PCT	GB
1	Thunder	30	7	.811
2	Spurs	25	11	.694	4.5
3	Lakers	23	11	.676	5.5
4	Nuggets	24	12	.667	5.5
5	Rockets	22	11	.667	6.0
6	Timberwolves	24	13	.649	6.0
7	Suns	21	15	.583	8.5
8	Warriors	19	18	.514	11.0
9	Trail Blazers	17	20	.459	13.0
10	Grizzlies	16	20	.444	13.5
11	Mavericks	14	23	.378	16.0
12	Clippers	13	22	.371	16.0
13	Jazz	12	23	.343	17.0
14	Kings	8	29	.216	22.0
15	Pelicans	8	30	.211	22.5

NBA 2025-26 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Fri 12/5	GSW	@	CLE	99-94
Fri 12/5	MIL	@	DET	112-124
Fri 12/5	LAC	@	MIN	106-109
Fri 12/5	SAC	@	MIA	127-111
Fri 12/5	HOU	@	DAL	109-122

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Wed 1/7	CHI	@	DET	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	WAS	@	PHI	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	TOR	@	CHA	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	DEN	@	BOS	7:00 PM
Wed 1/7	NOP	@	ATL	7:30 PM

The Houston Rockets had the best defensive rating by a team in 1989-90, with a 103.4 rating.

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25.7

9.0

6.5

NBA 2025-26 Leaders

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11.5

11.2

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9.7

9.0

2.1

2.1

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2.1

4.8

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71.3

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2,035.3

1,828.8

1,724.4

2,165.8

1,837.3

1,825.5

37.8

36.1

33.2

40.0

36.7

36.4

1.84

1.59

1.54

1.96

1.68

1.54

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